Accounting Supervisor

Jeeny is a leading mobile application designed to simplify daily commuting and transportation by connecting users with their preferred modes of travel. Established in 2014 as Easy Taxi and rebranded in 2016, Jeeny operates primarily in Saudi Arabia and Jordan, with offices in Riyadh, Jeddah, Madinah, Amman, Lahore, and Karachi. As a joint venture between MEIG, Rocket Internet, and IMENA, Jeeny is committed to making mobility accessible, affordable, and flexible for everyone.

The Accounting Supervisor will play a crucial role in managing daily accounting operations, ensuring accurate transaction processing, and maintaining robust financial controls. Reporting to the Finance Manager, this position leads a team of accountants, oversees bank reconciliations, approves accounting entries, and resolves discrepancies promptly to support smooth month-end closing. The supervisor will also ensure compliance with VAT and e-invoicing regulations, maintain audit-ready documentation, monitor team performance, and drive process improvements through standardization and automation.

Key Responsibilities

- Conduct daily completeness checks by reconciling bank activity, invoices received, and invoices issued against ERP postings.
- Review and approve daily bank reconciliations, challenging any unexplained or aging items.
- Monitor unposted, draft, and parked entries daily, clearing any blockers.
- Verify correct GL coding, cost center allocation, VAT treatment, and supporting documents for all posted entries.
- Approve journal entries, credit notes, and adjustments within authority limits.
- Enforce segregation of duties, ensuring preparers and reviewers are different individuals, and independently verify vendor master changes.
- Maintain strict documentation standards, requiring full supporting packs for all entries.
- Ensure all invoices and credit notes comply with e-invoicing and VAT regulations.
- Prepare VAT return workings prior to submission.
- Monitor for duplicate payments, invoices, and unusual or round-sum entries.
- Maintain the month-end close checklist and lock prior periods once closed.
- Assign ownership of bank accounts, vendors, customers, and entities to accountants, ensuring backup coverage.
- Conduct daily stand-up meetings to review previous day’s status and open items.
- Train new accountants on ERP systems, posting standards, and reconciliation procedures; develop and maintain SOPs.
- Track individual KPIs, provide weekly feedback, and lead quarterly performance reviews.
- Manage leave planning to ensure continuous reconciliation coverage.
- Report daily close status to the Finance Manager, including transaction postings, reconciliations, and open items.
- Escalate any breaches of standards, such as unresolved reconciling items over three business days or suspected errors, on the same day.
- Prepare weekly AR/AP aging summaries and suspense account reports.
- Lead month-end close activities including cut-off, accruals, sub-ledger to GL reconciliations, and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Serve as the primary contact for external auditors regarding transaction processing and documentation.
- Track audit findings to resolution and update controls accordingly.
- Identify root causes of recurring errors and implement process improvements.
- Collaborate on automation initiatives such as bank feeds, auto-matching, recurring entries, and approval workflows.
- Maintain clean and consistent chart of accounts usage and cost center mapping.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- Minimum of 5 years of accounting experience, including at least 1 year in a supervisory or review role overseeing transaction-processing teams.
- Advanced hands-on experience with ERP systems such as Oracle NetSuite, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, or Odoo; preference for candidates familiar with Microsoft Dynamics Business Central 365 and QuickBooks.
- Strong knowledge of IFRS.
- Experience in high-volume tech or marketplace environments is advantageous.

Skills and Attributes

- Detail-oriented reviewer mindset focused on identifying missing information as well as errors.
- Ability to build and enforce checklists, SOPs, and internal controls.
- Leadership by example, ensuring same-day completion of tasks without exceptions.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and comfort with ERP reporting and data extraction.
- Clear and effective communication skills with team members, business stakeholders, banks, and auditors.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

Jeeny offers a market-competitive salary and opportunities for professional growth through real-world projects, cross-functional rotations, mentorship, and expert-led training. Employees gain international exposure by collaborating with teams across Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Pakistan, and the UAE. Comprehensive health insurance, outpatient coverage, end-of-service benefits, internet and fuel allowances, and a dedicated learning and development budget are provided to support employee well-being and career advancement.

Jeeny is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where employment decisions are based solely on merit, without discrimination based on race, color, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, age, or disability.